Administration Manager

Place of Employment: Aston Community Education Trust

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, term time only

Actual start/finish times are likely to be:

7.30am – 3.30pm Monday – Thursday and 7.30am – 3.00pm on Friday, or

8.00am – 4.00pm Monday – Thursday and 8.00am – 3.30pm on Friday

Term time includes working 2 out of 5 INSET days each academic year as directed by the academy, with availability to work any or all of the remaining 3 INSET days at short notice should the need arise, and for which additional payment will be made

Band H (scale points 24 - 27) £29,214 – £31,621 actual salary

(Based on £33,024 – £35,745 full time equivalent)

Plus an additional 1 week of pay if the appointee has 5 years or more continuous service with the Local Authority

 Appointment: Permanent, January start

Closing Date: 9.00am on 4th December 2023

We are looking for an outstanding candidate to lead the academy administration team, to deliver an efficient and effective administration and communication service to our staff, students and parents/carers. 

The successful candidate will take responsibility for and manage the planning, development and monitoring of administrative support services, whole school systems, procedures and policies, ensuring effective staff management and supervision to achieve a consistent and efficient administration service which fully supports teaching and learning across the academy.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced administrator and a confident team leader, with the ability to manage and motivate a multi-discipline administrative team. They will be highly organised, able to balance multiple priorities and able to communicate and negotiate effectively, to ensure the administration needs of the academy are met. Proficiency in the use of management information systems including SIMs and other systems will be essential to success in this role.

This post would suit somebody who has experience working in an education or business environment at management/supervisory level, and who is ready to take the next step in their career.

Application Details

Please complete an application form and return by email to vacancies@astoncetrust.org by the specified closing date to apply for the post. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advertisement earlier than the planned date if sufficient high-quality applications are received.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

Please note if you have not received a reply within three weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.